1972 State Champion Red Devils Were Guest of Honor at Homecoming 2012

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Oct 11, 2012 at 11:23 AMOct 11, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Members of the 1972 West Virginia State Class AA Championship Football Team were guests of honor for Homecoming 2012 at Flinn Field last Friday.

Members of the 1972 West Virginia State Class AA Championship Football Team were guests of honor for Homecoming 2012 at Flinn Field last Friday. The ’72 Devils went undefeated (12-0), pummeling highly-regarded Ceredo-Kenova 35-14 on the astroturf at Fairfield Stadium (the first time at Red Devil team had ever played on artificial turf) and beating Magnolia 14-6 on Thanksgiving Day at Parkersburg’s Stadium Field for the AA championship. At Flinn Field for the occasion were (from left) former assistant coach/head coach Dick Sturm, Gary Roark, Gordon Hopper, Drake Matics, Dave Hood, Bob Westfall Mike Dorsey, Randy Rardin, Vic DeRito, Alan Hall. Todd Ritchie and former head coach Fred Taylor.

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